Scientists reveal mystery behind mass grave of children killed by arrows in Spain

Archaeologists have revealed the mystery of a mysterious mass grave in Spain containing hundreds of bodies, including children with injuries from arrows.

According to the Daily Star, scientists said the mass grave, discovered in 1991, is evidence of advanced warfare that has never been seen before in ancient history.

It was initially believed that the hundreds of skeletons discovered in Spain in 1991 were the result of a single grave after a massive battle.

Archaeologists now say they have found new evidence of ancient warfare that they described as “complex.”

Scientists said the bodies of men, women, and children, who suffered head injuries and arrow wounds, were buried in the San Juan Ante Portam Latinam rock shelter (SJAPL), located in the town of Laguardia in northern Spain, about 5,000 years ago.

The scientists noted that more than 300 bodies were excavated in 1991, all dating back to the period from 3380 to 3000 BC.

The bodies were described as being in strange and intertwined positions with each other, and weapons were also discovered, including flint arrowheads and blades, as well as personal jewelry among the dead.

For years, it was believed that this discovery was evidence of a single massacre from the Neolithic era, but new analysis suggests that there was a “more complex war” than historians had previously thought.

The researchers say “it is likely that these people were killed in separate battles over a longer period of time,” according to reports from Live Science.